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January 1 2025  One of my favourite Christmas Carols is “Good King Wenceslas”. It tells the story of a king who looks out of his castle on the evening after Christmas. It had snowed heavily and the snow was deep. There was a bit of ice on top that made a crunching sound as you stepped on it. It was a clear night and the moon shone brightly. The wind was brisk and cold..(read more) January 10, 2025  Sisters and Brothers, The new year is upon us - in these precious initial moments, I pray Our Lord strengthens our energies, uplifts our hope, and continues to challenge us to be the best He created us all to be. During Christmas I heard from a few of our Nunavut communities. There was so much joy and gratitude sent our way for the food and items we sent northward from Ontario Vincentians. I received several photos of families gathering food to bring to their meal tables...(read more) January 2, 2025  Hello All, The Pope has declared 2025 the Year of HOPE. I don’t know about you but sometimes I find it hard to have hope? Today is grey and rainy, I have a cold, the news, whether near or far away, is unsettling and scary. HOPE? Where? Well, it isn’t all that far away, actually...(read more) January 2, 2025  At our Last Post this November 2024, it was to rain all afternoon, but the rain held back so we could do our work. We had our largest number of volunteers this year to clean the Last Post at Woodlawn Cemetery over twenty members and their families.The new Cemetery Manager Kerry Blackwell and a couple of other employees came out to take part and witness our clean up... (read more) January 7, 2025 The Ontario Regional Council needs your help to identify qualified Vincentians to fill at least 3 vacancies on the Board of Directors. Is there someone from your conference or council who you think has the ability, qualities, and commitment to the Society to serve on the ONRC Board? Is it you or someone in your conference or Council?
You do not have to contact a potential candidate yourself (although that could be encouraging to a potential candidate). We are asking that you nominate the person. Yes, you may nominate yourself. We will do the necessary connection, explanation, information sharing and getting permissions to consider the role. We ask you to simply recommend a Vincentian that you believe to have the knowledge and skills to contribute as a director. The links below provide more information: Please give it some thought then contact the Nominating Committee by sending an email to governance@ssvp.on.ca with the subject line “Nominations” and I will get back to you. We ask our Founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, and our Patron St. Vincent de Paul, to enlighten us so that we will find the best Vincentians to serve in the work of the Ontario Regional Council, supporting Vincentians across Ontario. Rob Greenaway, Chair: Nominating Committee       January 10, 2025  As we enter the New Year of 2025 and look around our world it can be very intimidating when wondering what this year may bring. There are still parts of the world at war or facing the uncertainty in the political structure of Canada and other nations.The cost of living will rise with higher food prices and cost of adequate housing still being a major concern in most locations. Homelessness is on the rise with many cities seeing encampments of homeless people who are living a daily life with little hope for a better future.. (See More) (see past newsletters) September 3, 2024  The Public Policy Dialogue & Development committee (PPDD) of the Ontario region, Society of Saint Vincent de Paul shall address the cycle poverty in 2024. Just as charity and justice are inseparable components of the Society, we cannot talk about homelessness without taking about the cycle of poverty which in its extreme condition, can lead to homelessness....(see further) |
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